Short Summary
We are students from Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, and we
are trying to raise money for our short film. This film is a second course work
for our Director Klaudija and DOP Odeta. Woman Director and woman DOP is a rare
thing in film world, so to make a point not only them but most of our team
members are women. We bet that you could not find another film crew where the
main 4 people are not men :) Our film will be a short story about two
women in a difficult situation:
17-year-old Ina has it all: she's smart, pretty, and from a respectable
family. But she has a peculiar dream: to be a stripper. Ina starts working in a
not-so-fancy strip joint, where she meets Simona. Ina sees her as an idol -
and, at the same time, as a rival. Simona is all Ina wishes to be: she's tough,
sexy, and a great dancer. However, Simona has a secret. She's three months
pregnant. Ina now has to make a choice: to help her new friend or to use
Simona's secret to her own advantage.
What We Need & What You
Get
Our Academy is partially funding us. But all they can give us is a
ridiculous amount of money and we can't spend it on anything except basic equipment
and props. What we also need is money for additional equipment, costumes and
make-up, food, fuel, and transportation of equipment. The Academy, despite
giving us the task to make a short film, can't offer us proper conditions.
That's why we are asking for your support. Please understand that four filming
shifts in a row including two night shifts are expensive and exhausting, and we
really need your help! This is a simple way for you to be a part of the future
generation of filmmaking.
The Impact
How many times have you heard it's impossible to understand women? Well, we
are women and we can tell you: it's impossible to understand people. But one
thing is common for everyone: no one wants to be alone during life changing
moments. What we are trying to show is how important it is to have someone
around, even if it's a stranger or ...your biggest rival. Actually, rivals
often are the ones who understand each other best.
The story of our film is quite harsh: it's about two strippers who have to deal
with an unplanned pregnancy. It's a very delicate moment that only another
woman can fully understand. So basically it's about a relationship that almost
every woman - or man, for that matter - has known: going from rivalry and
common dislike to understanding that you'll always have each other's back.
We hope this film will do several things for our viewers: make them value their
own relationships more and show the fragility and strength of the feminine
nature.
We are very grateful for your help!